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Taxonomy
Megaxinus was named by Brugnone (1880) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol R]. It is extant. Its type is Lucina rostrata.
It was reranked as Miltha (Megaxinus) by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Saxolucina (Megaxinus) by Glibert and de Heinzelin (1954).
It was assigned to Miltha by Woodring (1925); to Saxolucina by Glibert and de Heinzelin (1954); to Lucininae by Cox et al. (1969) and Woodring (1982); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lucinidae by Kiel and Taviana (2018).
It was reranked as Miltha (Megaxinus) by Woodring (1925); it was reranked as Saxolucina (Megaxinus) by Glibert and de Heinzelin (1954).
It was assigned to Miltha by Woodring (1925); to Saxolucina by Glibert and de Heinzelin (1954); to Lucininae by Cox et al. (1969) and Woodring (1982); to Veneroida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Lucinidae by Kiel and Taviana (2018).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1880 | Megaxinus Brugnone p. 146 |
| 1925 | Miltha (Megaxinus) Woodring p. 116 |
| 1954 | Saxolucina (Megaxinus) Glibert and de Heinzelin p. 334 |
| 1969 | Megaxinus Cox et al. p. 498 |
| 1982 | Megaxinus Woodring p. 622 |
| 2002 | Megaxinus Sepkoski |
| 2018 | Megaxinus Kiel and Taviana |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Megaxinus Brugnone 1880
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†Megaxinus ellipticus Borson 1825
†Megaxinus stironensis Kiel and Taviana 2018
†Megaxinus striatula Nyst 1836
†Megaxinus transversa Bronn 1831
†Miltha (Megaxinus) gluminda Woodring 1925
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available